Vincenzo Imhoff (St. Bernard)
Shipsfeather Academy Barista
I’m the
manager of Starbooks and Starbarks cafés in the Shipsfeather Academy. I don’t
do it all myself. We run 24/7 and for many years provided the only
entertainment and gathering places for 200 dog-shifter staff and librarians.
My top manager
is Fábio Rodrigo, a
solid black Fila Brasileiro. The guy is huge like a Mastiff, as big as Cynerik
Trent-Croft. None of his staff brace him or argue about their schedule. He’s
super self-confident but isn’t good behind the counter, because he has a problem
with strangers. His family owns mucho coffee plantations in Brazil and supplies
us with a wide variety of beans for custom roasting.
I love
developing new recipes. I’ve worked out a version of Pacifico’s grandmother’s
Mexican hot chocolate recipe with hot peppers and coffee that is one of our
best sellers. Godiva Anglesey loves it, but then Diva loves anything chocolate.
During
the curse, when Liberty and Chronus discovered that caffeine and sugar consumed
in human bodies did serious damage to dog bodies if shifting happened before
these substances were fully digested. I worked with Fábio to develop a
completely caffeine free coffee drinks based on a new strain of varietal bean
from a secret location. We’re proceedings with patenting it under the name NoNoCaf.
Griswald agreed to act as our patent attorney for free food and drink in all
locations.
My good
friend Pacifico Lopez and his programmers are my best customers. Pacifico is
helping me create a franchise opportunity for the Starbooks/Starbarks concept.
I think the Starbarks café franchises will be popular in other shifter
academies worldwide. Starbooks in libraries in this country could also catch on,
especially considering all the dog-shifter librarians employed in U.S. academic
and public libraries. And Starbarks dogpark kiosks is in the planning stages.
Hobbies:
Cookbook collecting, Mountain climbing, cross-country skiing, yodeling and accordion
playing.
Menu Items I developed -
Proprietary Blends: Retriever Roast (subtle blend
with hint of chocolate), Komondor Kona, Rottie Robusta, Wirehaired Espresso
Specialty Drinks: Malamute Mocha, Whippet Frappe,
Irish Red Rover, Lhasa Lattes, Chihuahua Chai, Cocker Cappuccino, Maltese Macchiato,
West Highland White Chocolate
Starbarks Food: Liver and Liver, Lamb and Cheese, Chow
Chow Chow, Schnauzer Schnitzel, Borzoi Borscht, Poodle Noodles, Bichon Quiche,
Shar-Pei Chow Mein
Desserts: Eskimo Pie, Spinone Italiano, Cannoli Corso,
Clumber Cobbler, Swiss Mountain Mousse
Favorite Books – Julie and Julia, Mastering the
Art of Shifter Cooking, Producing Your YouTube Cooking Show.
The Shapeshifters' Library Series
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